Solo Quotes

456 Solo quotes by 351 unique authors

I didn't want to take the guitar solos down note-for-note, but more or less use them as a map, and keep all the hooks from… — Brian Setzer
EVERY SINGLE DANCER, SINGER and BAND MEMBER is a BRILLIANT SOLO ARTIST — Ben Brantley
Junior told me once that he was very impressed by Jimi Hendrix, by the way he was very wild, and yet he was very controlled.… — Mitch Mitchell
I guess the solo from 'Achilles Last Stand' is in the same tradition as the solo from 'Stairway to Heaven'...it is on that level to… — Jimmy Page
My favorite guitar solo of all time was Elliot Randall's on `Reelin' In The Years'. — Jimmy Page
It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo. You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the… — Oscar Peterson
Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist. — John Legend
... I would just like to say that Ritchie Blackmore did a bunch of great stuff guitar - wise. I'm happy to play the solo… — Steve Morse
... I'd have to say that "Mr. Crowley" in my most memorable solo... I had spent hours trying to figure out a solo for the… — Unknown Author
Sometimes it's the mistakes that end up leading you into new territory .. like the guitar solo on 'Peelin' Taters' - I had some speaker… — Junior Brown
Usually, no one quite knew where Django Reinhardt was going to be, but I met his brother and about an hour later in walks Django… — Charlie Byrd
There was mass hysteria in the Chess Recording Studio when I did the "Shapes of Things" solo ... they weren't expecting it, and it was… — Jeff Beck
I don't believe in having bands for solo records. — Mick Jagger
... I got home, picked up my ax, turned on the four-track and just played it ... I played three solos back to back on… — Dimebag Darrell
.. Playing live is about going for it .. it's about bringing it ... you should see a bunch of people trying out stuff, actually… — Brad Paisley
... Aqualung was a difficult and very tense album to record... while I was playing the solo, Jimmy Page walked into the control room and… — Unknown Author
... what is so important is that you play for the artist and for the record and for the song ... everything else falls into… — James Burton
Solos are like sex, so it's surprising to me that there aren't more guys playing them — Richie Sambora
... I would urge a young player to listen to Charlie Christians' sense of time ... I'll never forget listening to my father (Bucky Pizzarelli)… — Unknown Author
Barney Kessel was 'Mr. Guitar,' the foremost jazz guitarist of his generation. He had an amazing imagination, his solos were incredible, he swung his tail… — Larry Coryell
... even when I'm touring, I feel like a sideman ... everybody's working together. We get to play longer solos; it's not just "Here's the… — Vince Gill
... sound is what drives my solos, not verbal concepts, I never think 'I'm going to use a Lydian Dominant scale and then go up… — John Scofield
Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense hunger.… — Jon Krakauer
The good thing about flying solo is it's never boring. — Steve Fossett
This is a Solo Flight, but I want aviation enthusiasts and adventurers everywhere to join me in the endeavour. — Steve Fossett

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351 authors contributed a total of 456 Solo Quotes, led by these top contributors: